Thursday, August 26, 2010

In this episode, I take my first pass at tackling Ashley Wood's comic series Popbot. I give a brief publishing history of the book, then pop my knuckles and give a (mostly) spoiler-free summary and cursory analysis of the series. I also touch on the different threeA releases to date that have their origin in the Popbot series.

The ThreeA Legion Member Spotlight segment also continues; this time, I chat with Bot Bambina & NoCash, a threeA collecting couple who are also veteran members of the threeA forums.

In keeping with the Popbot theme, this episode also features a review of one of the earliest threeA releases from the PopBot series- The 1/6 Tomorrow King Aki figure.

All this, plus Gimbat's News and a few other surprises, coming to you in episode 4 of the threeA radio fan podcast!

This podcast is put together by a threeA fan, FOR threeA fans. The door is always open to any fellow fans interested in participating, be it in the form of toy reviews, commentary, or just a shout-out to fellow fans. If you'd like to participate, drop me a comment here, or at threeARadio@gmail.com.

Special thanks goes out to BotBambina and NoCash of the threeA legion forums for participating in this episode, as well as to Pitu of Pituvision.com and Redbastard of Atomicthinktank.com for taking the time to create a detailed outline of the popbot universe.

Thanks also goes out to Gimbat of the threeA legion forums for tirelessly putting together the threeA daily news thread, ensuring that members like myself are kept in the loop in the constantly changing world of threeA.

And finally, Super-Special thanks go out to THE MAN, ashley wood, for creating such cool stories, art, and kick-ass toys.

threeA radio is a fan podcast, and is not officially affiliated with Ashley wood, threeA toys, or any of its employees. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Ashley wood or threeA.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Like a newborn colt taking its first wobbly steps, the threeA Radio podcast is back with episode 3! The show is still evolving, but I think I'm starting to find my rhythm with this thing.

In this episode, I'm joined by three other fans to discuss the release of the newest addition to the 1/6 World War Robot line- the Heavy Bramble mk2.5. Check this mother out-

Hungry? Have a BROMWICH.

GRAVEDIGGER. Countin' bodies like sheep.

DEIMOS. Little boy blue will blow you away.

JEA: First to sell out.

All four colorways sold out at Bambaland store in less than 24 hours.

Episode 3 segment breakdown:

00:00:00 Intro Zombies vs Robots by Rob Liscombe.

00:02:50 Interlude- The Rude Awakening Of Optimus Prime

00:06:55 Gimbat's News

00:12:05 Review- 1/6 Jung DePlume

00:18:00 Roundtable- Drop Night! With ChasBrock, Yama86, and Solodice

01:14:00 Interlude- The Rorschach Garden Robot Song

01:18:00 Review- 1/6 Dirty Deeds Bertie

01:26:55 Outro- Afromania Mina No Peace

The show is slowly but surely finding it's footing. There'll be some misteps along the way, but one day, we'll look back and say "Man, that show really has come a long way" I truly look forward to that day.

But until that day arrives, thanks to everyone who's hung in there thus far. And special thanks to ChasBrock, Yama86, and solodice from the threeA legion forum for participating in this episode.

And as always, major thanks go out to Ashley Wood and the threeA team for producing such kick ass toys.

If you'd like more information on the world of threeA, please check out the following links:

ThreeA radio podcast is a fan produced show, and is not officially affiliated with ashley wood, threeA toys, or any of its employees. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of ashley wood or threea toys.*Batteries not included.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Episode 2 of the ThreeARadio Podcast is now online. Thanks to all of the folks who have contributed with design work, music suggestions, audio submissions and online discussion.

In this episode, I take a look at the book World War Robot, which features art by Ashley Wood and writing by Ashley Wood and T.P. Louis. The book is actually not a ThreeA publication, but since a huge amount of ThreeA toy ideas come from the book, I figured it was worth looking into.

This episode clocks in at over 2 hours long, and that's AFTER extensive editing. Much of the material cut from this episode was too good to discard, so it is being incorporated into episode 3.

ThreeA Radio is a fan produced podcast, and is in no way affiliated with Ashley Wood, ThreeA Toys, or any of it's employees. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Ashley Wood or ThreeA toys.